Disallow Shadowing of Variables Inside of catch (no-catch-shadow)

In IE 8 and earlier, the catch clause parameter can overwrite the value of a variable in the outer scope, if that variable has the same name as the catch clause parameter.

varerr="x";try{throw"problem";}catch(err){}console.log(err)// err is 'problem', not 'x'

Rule Details

This rule is aimed at preventing unexpected behavior in your program that may arise from a bug in IE 8 and earlier, in which the catch clause parameter can leak into outer scopes. This rule will warn whenever it encounters a catch clause parameter that has the same name as a variable in an outer scope.